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New York
Jeff Sutton fires back against lender over Herald Square foreclosure
Retail titan’s lawyers claim lawsuit from German bank is an “orchestrated attempt to tarnish” Sutton’s reputation
Residential
National
Four senior employees out at Douglas Elliman after layoffs last week
DEDM senior executive Leslie Wilson to become a special advisor to firm
Commercial
New York
Rialto sued over alleged self-dealing, “highly improper” servicing
Special servicer wants to keep performing loan in default, investor says
Commercial
Los Angeles
Ashkenazy buys Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus in latest SoCal acquisition
NY firm’s Golden Triangle retail holdings grow to 350K sf
Development
South Florida
Inside OKO and Oak Row’s projects in South Florida
Firms closed $520M purchase of Brickell assemblage in South Florida’s top dev site deal ever
Commercial
National
The thorniest real estate lawsuits of 2025
Mark Nussbaum’s missing escrow funds and Millionaire Dollar Listing Star Josh Flagg took center stage in the ugliest legal battles of the year
Commercial
Los Angeles
LA’s buzziest real estate stories in 2025
Year opens with wildfires, ends with vertical construction at One Beverly Hills
Brand Studio
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Residential
San Francisco
San Jose approves Borello’s builder’s remedy plan on Cupertino border
2.7K sf commercial building to be demolished for 118 apartments
Adams pitches last-minute Elizabeth Street Garden deal
Administration offers new site in exchange for developers dropping lawsuit
Avdoo pays $63M for Hudson Square development site
Developer to target “high-end” residential project amid flow of money downtown
Brooklyn luxury market notches busiest Christmas week in years
Townhouses top 13 contracts signed for homes asking $2M+
NYC’s top deals: Lenox Hill condo trades for $11.8 million
TRD reports top transactions for Monday, Dec. 29, 2025
Vornado never reported any fraud to SEC, says former exec charged with fraud
Jared Solomon pushes to bar prosecutors from introducing evidence at trial
Lexin planning 270-unit conversion in Chelsea
Metin Negrin previously dealt with maturity default at building
Steve Ross dominates in South Florida’s top office leases of 2025
Billionaire’s West Palm portfolio is a magnet for tenants, but the rest of the tri-county region is no longer attracting new-to-market firms
South Florida’s juiciest lawsuits of 2025
Skirmish over Trump library land deal was among most prominent legal battles this year
Not so fast! Cirrus’ $77M winning bid for downtown Miami site in dispute
Bankruptcy auction accused of unfairly leaving out other bidders
PMG scores $115M construction loan for Fort Lauderdale waterfront condo
Luxury 44-unit building planned amid a surge of high-end resi projects across South Florida
South Beach condo sells for $24M in Miami’s priciest home sale this month
Bill Roy of BlockGen bought unit for $12.1M four years ago
On holiday: Price cuts steer Miami-Dade homebuying deals
Six-figure chop ranked $9M listing top contract over Christmas week
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Holmby Hills manse boosts LA inventory with $48M ask
Resort-style home on Mapleton Drive was last week’s priciest new listing
VA ordered to build 2.5K units for homeless vets in West LA: appeals court
Ruling says department “strayed from its mission” with commercial leases
Focus on TRD Data: Concord nabs top multifamily sale in Koreatown
Langham went for $144,199 per unit
Here are Los Angeles County’s largest office leases of 2025
Landlords Lincoln Property Co, Commonwealth, DivcoWest topped list
LA wildfire cleanups plagued by environmental violations, toxic material dumping: FEMA, Army Corps
Federal contractor allegedly contaminated lots post-cleanup
Leo Pustilnikov defaults on Third Street Promenade loan
Entities connected to Builder’s Remedy champion, Ely Dromy and Eli Taban owe about $39 million
Chicago’s juiciest real estate stories of 2025
These were the lawsuits, trends and troubles that had industry pros chattering this year
Here are Chicago’s top commercial real estate sales of 2025
Multifamily deals picked up momentum in the last half of the year
Chicago landmarks Envoi's resi conversion in Loop
William Le Baron Jenney-designed building clears preservation hurdle ahead of $64M overhaul
Mars eyes big Fulton Market office space after $36B Kellanova buy
Candy giant circles building at 400 North Aberdeen, as it expands in Chicago
Zoning committee chair standoff freezes Chicago development pipeline
Interim head halts meetings to force Mayor Brandon Johnson’s hand, stalling dozens of projects
A teardown-proof Zook in Chicagoland gets a $1.5M makeover
Preserved 1925 cottage in Elmhurst hits market as replacement homes keep marching in
Mother-in-law of developer Ken Mattson associate implicated in investor fraud case
83-year-old accused of accepting more than $2M of defrauded real estate investor funds
Columbia Property Trust slapped with default notice tied to SF office buildings
$2B in debt backed by 7 properties nationwide
How AI, wealth and scandal shaped San Francisco real estate in 2025
San Francisco’s property market became a case study in urban recovery, excess and volatility.
Lift Partners buys back South SF industrial building for $32M
SF-area island headed for natural restoration after failed development, legal battle
$4M sale placed land in environmental nonprofit’s hands
San Francisco’s high ground reaches heights of 2025 resi market
AI boom brings buyers to Billionaire’s Row
Hill Country hamlet contends with Texas Triangle in luxury listings
Fredericksburg breaks into top 10 luxury list usually dominated by Dallas, Houston and Austin
Dallas
J.P. Morgan buys Todd Interests out of stake in Dallas’ East Quarter District
Todd assembled 30 properties across 8 blocks for the 20-acre downtown district
Austin
Here are Austin’s top residential sales of 2025
Despite a steep market decline, Austin is seeing pricier luxury trades
Austin
Hospital district picks up Austin office campus for clinic conversion
Purchase is part of public sector push to own real estate rather than lease
Dallas
Crescent scoops Uptown Dallas office that’s next door to Texas Capital Center
Firm bought Texas Capital Center in September
Dallas
East Texas buyer scoops up Shops at Legacy North for $78M
Sale of Plano mixed-use project caps strong year for DFW retail investment
Freddie Mac finds its next CEO
Kenny Smith arrives at critical time for mortgage provider
Sonder’s 190 leasehold interests up for sale
Offers for shuttered hospitality operator’s portfolio expected to close by February
These were residential real estate’s top stories of 2025
Mergers, court battles and a new mayor sparked headlines
Nine-figure deals power luxury hotel market to strong 2025 finish
Plus, Mark Nussbaum names names, Fed cuts interest rates and more national real estate news this week.
SoftBank purchasing data center firm for $4B
DigitalBridge, once known as Colony Capital, has $108B AUM
Pending home sales jump to near three-year high as rates pull buyers back
Contract signings climbed nationwide in November: NAR
Billionaire heir to revitalize Dubai office skyscraper
Hussain Sajwani’s son sold most of vacant tower’s units
Blackstone’s AirTrunk explores $1B Singapore REIT IPO
The data center operator was acquired in record $16B deal last year
Let them renovate: Louis XIV-linked château near Versailles hits market for $23M
44-acre estate lists for first time in nearly eight decades, needs $2M in repairs
Cheers! Sapporo to sell real estate holdings to KKR, PAG
$3B-plus deal includes Tokyo brewery, retail destinations
Trump admin propose $112B Gaza rebuild
Real estate minds envision luxury resorts in destroyed Palestinian territory
The Setai splashes in the Caribbean with St. Maarten debut
The Miami Beach-based hotel brand is building a 205-key hotel with private villas
Los Angeles
Focus on TRD Data: Priciest multifamily properties sold in Koreatown in 2025
Chicago
Jena Radnay tops Cook County’s resi agents by average deal size
Agents from Jameson ranked second and third
Los Angeles
Calabasas home values jump 59% in Q3, outpace LA County market
Upscale enclave also outperforms San Marino, Beverly Hills
New York
Here are the details on 80 Clarkson’s offering plan
Luxury tower from Zeckendorf Development and Atlas Capital Group projects $2.2B sellout
Chicago
Jameson Sotheby’s leads on average sale price size in Cook County in 2025
Meanwhile, @properties slid into second place with average deal size of $733,000
Los Angeles
Focus on TRD Data: Priciest Home Sales in Santa Monica in 2025
San Francisco
Mother-in-law of developer Ken Mattson associate implicated in investor fraud case
83-year-old accused of accepting more than $2M of defrauded real estate investor funds
Chicago
A teardown-proof Zook in Chicagoland gets a $1.5M makeover
Preserved 1925 cottage in Elmhurst hits market as replacement homes keep marching in
New York
Lexin planning 270-unit conversion in Chelsea
Metin Negrin previously dealt with maturity default at building
Los Angeles
Holmby Hills manse boosts LA inventory with $48M ask
Resort-style home on Mapleton Drive was last week’s priciest new listing
Texas
Hill Country hamlet contends with Texas Triangle in luxury listings
Fredericksburg breaks into top 10 luxury list usually dominated by Dallas, Houston and Austin
New York
NYC’s top deals: Lenox Hill condo trades for $11.8 million
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Vornado never reported any fraud to SEC, says former exec charged with fraud
Jared Solomon pushes to bar prosecutors from introducing evidence at trial
Los Angeles
VA ordered to build 2.5K units for homeless vets in West LA: appeals court
Ruling says department “strayed from its mission” with commercial leases
San Francisco
Columbia Property Trust slapped with default notice tied to SF office buildings
$2B in debt backed by 7 properties nationwide
Chicago
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Los Angeles
Focus on TRD Data: Concord nabs top multifamily sale in Koreatown
Langham went for $144,199 per unit
Los Angeles
Here are Los Angeles County’s largest office leases of 2025
Landlords Lincoln Property Co, Commonwealth, DivcoWest topped list
New York
Lexin planning 270-unit conversion in Chelsea
Metin Negrin previously dealt with maturity default at building
New York
Idan Ofer, Nathan Berman pursue 101 Greenwich conversion
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South Florida
South Florida’s juiciest lawsuits of 2025
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New York
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